An artist's rendering of a proposed seven-story building at the corner of Mason and Magnolia streets in downtown Fort Collins is shown.

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If Mason Street is to become a major spine with more urban-style development up and down the corridor as the city envisions, some neighbors will need more than a little convincing.

In an early test of the city's intent to increase density and urbanization along Mason Street and MAX, the bus rapid transit system, a handful of residents attending a neighborhood meeting Monday objected to the height and lack of parking at a proposed seven-story building on the southwest corner of Mason and Magnolia streets.